The red licorice fllavored entry in Jones’ Halloween soda fest, Dread Licorice, is actually much less orange than the photos below appear. It’s not exactly blood red or anything, though that would have been great, opting instead to mimic almost perfectly the Twizzler/Red Vine hue we’re all used to.

Dread Licorice also manages to taste a lot like a liquid Twizzler, albeit with a milder flavor. It’s there, but it kind of rolls around on the back of your tastebuds rather than filling your mouth with a cold, liquified piece of candy. As with most of Jones’ spooky flavors, it’s best to drink it fairly quickly while it’s freshly out of the fridge. As it warms, it does become a little too sugary and difficult to drink, though not nearly so much as some of the earlier flavors I’ve tried.

All in all, Dread Licorice isn’t bad. While I don’t exactly feel the need to stock my cooler with it on the Fourth of July, it’s another flavor that would easily have fans year round and would probably fit right in with the rest of Jones’ standard line of drinks.

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